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Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 was the first time humans had sent a telescope into space, beyond the distorting effects caused by looking through the Earth's atmosphere. Aided by stunning photography from Hubble, this book describes how Hubble gathers imagery and transmits it to Earth and discusses the telescope's top discoveries. It also explores the stormy weather on our solar system's planets and moons,star clusters, nebulas...
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Examines the Hubble Space Telescope, including its initial launch into space, the important repair missions, and the amazing images Hubble relays back to Earth and what astronomers can learn from them"--Provided by publisher.
The Hubble Telescope, named after American astromoner Edwin Hubble, took astronomers, engineers, and other scientists fifteen years to design and build. In the middle of April, 1990 it was at long last ready for its first...
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